30 September 1913

The New York Times reported on September 30, 1913, that "twenty Curtiss hydro-aeroplanes received at Sevastopol last year by the Naval and Military Aero Club have given the fullest satisfaction. The naval and military hydroaeroplane pilots at Sevastopol were trained by Charles Witmer, an expert member of the Curtiss aerial staff... It is the intention of the Russian Admiralty... to equip both the Baltic and Black Sea fleets with a considerable number of the latest and greatly improved Curtiss hydro-aeroplanes."